Web Hosting
Flywheel
Design-focused managed WordPress hosting for freelancers and agencies.
4.5· 41 reviews· via G2Founded 2012 · Omaha, NE
What is Flywheel?
Flywheel is a managed WordPress hosting service built for designers, freelancers, and agencies. It emphasizes a polished dashboard, client-billing transfers, staging, and collaboration workflows tailored to creative teams. It is now owned by WP Engine.
Best known for: Design-focused managed WordPress hosting for agencies
Key features
- Managed WordPress hosting
- Designer and agency workflows
- One-click staging environments
- Client billing transfers
- Collaboration and site management
- Free migrations and CDN
Who Flywheel is best for
- Freelance designers and creatives
- Agencies handing off client sites
- Managed WordPress with clean workflow
Ideal team: Freelancers and small agencies who want elegant managed WordPress with easy client billing transfer.
Flywheel pricing
Tiny
$15/flat / mo
- 1 site
- 5,000 monthly visits
- 5 GB storage
Popular
Starter
$30/flat / mo
- 1 site
- 25,000 monthly visits
- 20 GB storage
Freelance
$115/flat / mo
- Up to 10 sites
- 100,000 monthly visits
- 50 GB storage
Costs to watch before you commit
- Overage fees when exceeding visits or storage
- No email hosting; requires a separate service
- Now part of WP Engine, so roadmap tied to parent
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